Stone Age Eras
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old stone age
What is a nomad?
A person who travels from place to place
What is a hunter-gather?
A person who hunts animals and gathers plants
What continents were connected by the land bridge?
Asia and North America
What does Mesolithic mean?
Middle stone age
What is an ice age?
A time period of colder weather and climate
What is agriculture?
Farming
What is the division of labor?
A system where everyone has differing jobs to serve the community
What does Neolithic mean?
New stone age
What is a land bridge?
A piece of land that connects continents
What is domestication?
The process where humans tame animals and plants for them to have desirable traits
Why did humans stop hunting and gathering?
They learned how to farm and tame animals
In what era did the Stone Age start in?
Paleolithic era
What is a totem?
An object with spiritual/religious significance
What is a surplus?
A plentiful/extra amount of food
What was the first animal to be domesticated?
Wolves (dogs)
Neolithic era
What is a ritual?
A spiritual/religious ceremony
What is bartering?
True or False: People had metal during the Stone Age
FALSE! That is why it is called the Stone Age